Chapter 13 — Reunion
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Little Gray grew bolder, chirping happily, and began parting Big Yellow's fur as if searching for lice. Now and then Big Yellow turned its head and actually licked Little Gray with its tongue. Between this monkey and this dog, intimacy had sprung up faster than anything.
Zhang Qingyue watched with his mouth hanging open. He thought to himself that Little Gray was truly clever—though it seemed he would have to hide the meat bones more carefully from now on.
He was thinking just this when suddenly a rushing sound tore through the air above his head. Two streaks of white light came speeding from the west. Big Yellow seemed startled and barked loudly at the white light. Little Gray reached out and stroked its head twice, as if comforting it, and to his surprise it worked very well—Big Yellow quieted at once.
Zhang Qingyue watched the two white lights land before the main hall, the "Hall of Guarding Stillness." After a flash of radiance, two figures appeared. One was tall and elegant, unrestrained and uncommon, white robes fluttering, exceedingly handsome.
The other was a youth, somewhat shorter than the first, appearing fifteen or sixteen.
Zhang Qingyue suddenly held his breath. A thread of sorrow, long since faded from memory, slowly rose from the depths of his heart—because of that somewhat lonely silhouette!
"Jingyu?" He stood up, his voice gone hoarse, and cried out.
The youth's body gave a jolt. He turned at once, eyes wide, mouth open, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, a thousand words came down to just two:
"Xiaofan!"